Tuberculosis (TB) still remains a big cause of mortality in developing countries. Thus, in these developing countries diabetes prevalence is increasing very fast. As we know, diabetes really increases the risk of Tuberculosis.
In this article, we can find that the researcher constructed an epidemiological model using data on diabetes prevalence, tuberculosis incidence, the structure of population, and relative risk of tuberculosis associated with diabetes. Then, they evaluates the contribution made by diabetes to both tuberculosis incidence, and to the difference between tuberculosis incidence as in urban or rural coverage area.
The conclusion, with the usage of data from India, they found that diabetes truly makes a significant contribution to the incident of tuberculosis in India, and the corelation is particularly strong for the infectious form of tuberculosis. Especially in urban areas, the diabetes epidemic may lead to a resurgence of tuberculosis in endemic regions. A serious implications for tuberculosis control will potentially carried out, and must become a priority to use this knowledge to initiate focused and coordinated action, including new research in parts of the world where diabetes is epidemic and TB endemic to properly inform public health and clinical practice.
As information, the research was jointly supported financially by Yale University, the Medical Research Council (UK), the World Health Organization, and the International Diabetes Federation. Feel free to download this articles as I found it free at PubMed’s website. Thanks to PubMed for this service.
